Cabinet-drawer



(No Model.)

P. TROVILLION.

OABINET DRAWBR.

Patented Dec. 25. 1888.

N, FETERS phuu-uho r her. Washington. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.,

FREMONT TROVILLION, OF NORRIS CITY, ILLINOIS.

CABINET-DRAWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of 'Letters Patent No. 395,192, dated December 25, 1888.

Application filed April, 26, 1888. Serial No. 271,&379. (Ne model.)

Zh all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREMONT TROVILLION, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Norris City, in the county of hite and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinet-Drawers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference' being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of this invention and is a Vertical section. Fig. 2 is a Vertical section through the drawer, taken where the broken line is marked on Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail and a horizontal 5 section. Fig. eis a modification, and shows a bottom View.

The invention relates to improvements in file-drawers; and it consists in the construction and novel combination -ol' parts, as hereinafter set forth.

The Object of my invention is to provide a drawer or chest of drawers for filing blanks, so that by partially opening the drawer the blanks are exposed to View and easily taken out.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a chest having the necessary cleats or slides for the drawers B. The drawers B consist of the bottom C, the end boards, D, the rear board, E, and the pivoted or hinged front F. bottom C extends beyond the front end of the end boards, D, and has its edge a beveled downwardly and rearwardly, as shown; and the ends of the end boards have a beveled projecting portion, I), which acts as a stop for the pivoted front.

The front of the drawer consists ol" the faceboard G, to which a pull, c, is attaehed, the narrow bottom (Z, and the end board, H. The bottom d has its edge e beveled reversely to the bevel a, so that the parts will come closely together when the drawer is closed, and the end boards, H, extend beyond the edge of the bottom (Z to meet and abut against the ends of the boards D, the beveled portion f correspondng to and engaging the projection b. The end boards, H, are pivoted on the pins or The dowels g, which enter the ends of the bottom board, C, as shown. If desred,hinges I may be secured to the bottom boards in lieu of pivotpins without departing from the spirit of my invention. In the latter event the hinges should be seated in recesses 71, so as not to obstruct the movement of the drawer.

K is a removable partition having its ends inserted in the vertical grooves 'L' in the end boards D. This removable partiton is for the purpose of adj usting the drawer to the width of the blanks contained therein, so as to keep the outer edges of the blanks even with the inner face of the face-board. It is obvious that the space in the rear of the partition will be found useful for small parcels and documents; also, that the partition may be wholly removed should it be necessary.

I am aware that cabinet-drawers have been made With sides projectingforward beyond the hinge-line of the drop-front, and wherein the drop-front has been made without ends. I am also aware that a bill-file has been nade with a drop-front which is much larger than the portion which remains in the case. I do not claim such devices In my cabinet, when the drawer is open, the

i front portions, falling, expose the corners and sides of the blanks in the d rawer in such a manner that they can be manipulated with facilty. i

Having 'described my iventim, what I claim is The combination, with a drawer-eabinet having its drawer-openings formed without stops, of the drawer herein described, consisting of the main portion having the bottom C projecting beyond its end boards, D, and the front portion hinged thereto, and consisting of the face-board, a narrow bottom, d, and short end boards, H, having their inner angular edges adapted to fit closely against the angular edges of the end boards of the main portion when the drawer is closed, as herein` shown and specified.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREMONT TROVILLION.

lVitnesses:

WILLIAM J. Gossnrr, B. F. DEBOA-RD. 

